WHat ports need to be unblocked when a VPN is configured

nice343

on a cisco router?

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sprkymrk

What kind of VPN? IPSec, PPTP, other?

IPSec with esp/ah will use IP protocol (not port, but protocol type) 50 and UDP port 500 for instance.

royal

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/832017/en-us

nice343

sprkymrk wrote:

What kind of VPN? IPSec, PPTP, other?

IPSec with esp/ah will use IP protocol (not port, but protocol type) 50 and UDP port 500 for instance.

ipsec and PPTP

nice343

I installed VPN client and for some reason. Why I apply my access-list I cannot connect to the network

JDMurray

nice343 wrote:

I installed VPN client and for some reason. Why I apply my access-list I cannot connect to the network

A Cisco router? Did you forget to add access-list <listname> permit IP any any as the last rule of your access-list?

blargoe

pptp uses 1723